Moraceae FAMILY

Artocarpus ovatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Artocarpus ovatus is an evergreen tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. A latex with potential for use as a chewing gum base is obtained from the tree, whilst the wood is a source of keledang timber, which is traded..

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.

HabitatLowland forests and thickets, at elevations up to 750 metres[ 524 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 41 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1960 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Pseudojaca. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ].